JeziHogg

So, DS and line twist is almost inevitable unless you're using VMC spinshots or the Gammy version of the spinshot. Has anyone tried threading the line straight through the eye of a hook of choice with a bobber stop ontop and under the hook.

Twin tail menace rigged so the flappers are vertical makes for a deadly bait fish imitation on a swim jig.

There's a reason why good name brand tools are expensive.

Braid wont warp a spool. The only time braid will have any negative impact on a spool is if you're using a finesse spool that has thin walls, it will crush your spool because of the lack of stretch if the drag is to tight.

Personally when I comes to search baits I like using a 1oz football jig and drag it across the bottom to get a feel of the structure.

IMO crank bait color really isn't that important since its more of a reaction bait, so the fish doesn't really get a good look at the detail. The jerk bait on the other hand might be worth a try, the fish can get a good look at it on the pause.

If I want a quick limit in a tourny ill throw a ds with a twitch tail minnow

The menace rigged vertically on a swimjig is killer.

Yes.

Try Norman speed clips.

For smallmouth I like 5-15 foot of water, with bigger rocks to smash crankbaits off of. For Largemouth I like 5-10 foot of water with vegetation that grows halfway up the depth I'm fishing, using a jig just light enough not to crash through and work it off the top of the vegetation.

I don't mind them, but my favorite are the Terminator Titanium ones.

I guess there's a reason why they're so cheap.

lol, is the action on them that bad?

Wow, I thought it was going to be ALOT bigger.

Very nice, would you be able to get a size comparison picture beside a Metanium?

I can honestly say there are no zebra mussels in any of the lakes or rivers I fish, the only time I usually loose a lure/hook is when a big pike or musky slam them, and obviously the occasional snag.

Trokar might be more expensive, but honestly how often do you really loose a hook?

Off Topic, I don't understand what that sound Livingston lures make, do people actually fall for that crap?

Very nice, the LMB don't get that big up in my parts, but I plan on landing a 10+ SMB one day.

Another good way to get away with BIG purchases (and not letting your wife find out) is go to BPS online and get all the SKU numbers for the items you want, then call the 1800 number and get them to put it on a 6 pay plan.

d**n it! Today I actually thought, I'm going to invent a hollow body frog with zonker strip legs... guess someones already done it lol.

Sometimes I get really bad and order stuff to my office so my wife doesn't see.

Brown and Purple

I really want to see a size comparison to a Chronarch or Core 50